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.TH MPI_Add_error_string 3 "Jun 10, 2020" "4.0.4" "Open MPI"

.SH NAME
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\fBMPI_Add_error_string\fP \- Associates a string with an error code or class

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.SH SYNTAX
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.SH C Syntax
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#include <mpi.h>
int MPI_Add_error_string(int \fIerrorcode\fP, const char *\fIstring\fP)

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.SH INPUT PARAMETERS
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.TP 1.4i
errorcode
MPI error class, or an error code returned by an MPI routine (integer).
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.TP 1.4i
string
Text that corresponds to the error code or class (string).

.SH OUTPUT PARAMETER
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.TP 1.4i
IERROR
Fortran only: Error status (integer).

.SH DESCRIPTION
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This routine associates an error string with an error code or
class. Calling MPI_Add_error_string for an error code or class that
already has an associated error string will replace the old string
with the new one. It is erroneous to call MPI_Add_error_string for an
error value not generated via MPI_Add_error_class or
MPI_Add_error_code (e.g., an error code or class with a value not
greater than MPI_LAST_ERRCODE).

.SH ERRORS
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Almost all MPI routines return an error value; C routines as
the value of the function and Fortran routines in the last argument. C++
functions do not return errors. If the default error handler is set to
MPI::ERRORS_THROW_EXCEPTIONS, then on error the C++ exception mechanism
will be used to throw an MPI::Exception object.
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Before the error value is returned, the current MPI error handler is
called. By default, this error handler aborts the MPI job, except for
I/O function errors. The error handler may be changed with
MPI_Comm_set_errhandler; the predefined error handler MPI_ERRORS_RETURN
may be used to cause error values to be returned. Note that MPI does not
guarantee that an MPI program can continue past an error.

.SH SEE ALSO
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MPI_Add_error_class
MPI_Add_error_code
MPI_Error_class
MPI_Error_string


